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		jamesteow on March 8, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How rich kids already won the career game Women prefer men who are taller than them. I rarely if ever see a woman with a man shorter than her.

haploid on March 8, 2011 [–]

This is likely due to the fact that American men average a few inches taller than American women. Biology and statistical sampling plus a little bit of confirmation bias.

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